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| Industry | Digital imaging |
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| Founded | Wettswil, Switzerland (1939) |
| Headquarters | Wettswil, Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | ceiling rail system, tripod head, turntable, studio table |
| Website | http://www.foba.ch/ |
FOBA AG was a Swiss company that makes photographic studio equipment.
History
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In 1939, just after World War II started in Europe, imports of photography products such as lights and dry presses from Germany were reduced to a trickle. Walter Friedrich, a precisions engineer, together with his wife, began to manufacture commodities for professional photographers in their rented home's small basement. He called his startup Fotogeräte- und Elektroapparate-Bau ("Manufacturing of photographic and electrical equipment"), or FOBA. To save on shipping costs and to keep up the personal contact with his customers, Friedrich at first delivered products personally by bicycle.[1]
The company also supplied cooking plates with integrated heating coils. This was the first in Switzerland. They ceased operations in 2024.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Tillmanns, Urs (August 23, 2009). "FOBA AG: Sieben Jahrzehnte im Dienst der kreativen Studiofotografie - fotointern.ch – Tagesaktuelle Fotonews". fotointern.ch (in German). Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Foba AG in Liquidation". Handelsregister Kanton Zürich (in German). Retrieved August 13, 2026.
Die Gesellschaft ist mit Beschluss der Generalversammlung vom 07.11.2024 aufgelöst.
[The company has been dissolved by a resolution of the General Meeting held on 7 November 2024.]
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